INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION INTRO

During the first Industrial Revolution, there were new sources of ENERGY such as...

• oil or petroleum

• electricity

• coal

• steam

• solar power

With the use of new machines in the late 1700s, they needed ______________ workers to produce _______________ goods.

• less / more

• more / less

• the same number of / more

• more / less

When did the first Industrial Revolution begin?

• the late 1600s

• after the 1750s

• the early 1700s

• late 17th century

Where did the first Industrial Revolution begin?

• France

• Germany

• United States

• England

BEFORE the Industrial Revolution, most goods were produced.......

• by machines

• by hand or simple machines, at home

• by hand or simple machines, in a factory

• by complex machines at home

Some special CONDITIONS or causes made it possible for ENGLAND to industrialize in the late 1700s?

• Banks to finance and loan money to new businesses and factories

• The population of England grew a lot in the 1700s and 1800s. There were more people to buy products (market).

• England did not have enough coal mines to fuel its first factories

• Navigable rivers, canals and roads

How did the British colonies (such as India) help make industrialization possible in England?

• With natural resources, such as coal, that powered (energy) the new machines in the factories.

• With natural resources, such as coal, that powered (energy) the new machines in the factories.

• The British colonies provided a market to buy products and also a source of raw materials such as cotton

• With efficient transportation with navigable rivers, roads and canals

The first type of factory of the first industrial revolution in England (late 1700s) was...

• bicycles

• cars

• clothing

• phones